Not just ED: Viagra and Cialis can treat other diseases

The invention of erectile dysfunction drugs, such as Viagra and Cialis, may not be as groundbreaking as the discovery of penicillin, but it has definitely changed millions of lives for the better. Men all across the world have experienced a magical return to their former masculine selves, innumerable marriages were saved, vast numbers of cases of chronic stress and depression were cured. Surely, Cialis, Viagra and other ED pills, offered by large online Canadian pharmacies – such as Canadian Health&Care Mall – are among the essential drugs present on the market today, much more than simply “lifestyle drugs”, as they are sometimes called. Erectile dysfunction can easily destroy a man’s self-confidence, relationship, and body image; therefore, a pill that can quickly and safely restore erection (and even ensure repeated intercourse for many hours) is a fantastic, life-changing invention.

However, there may be much more to Viagra, Levitra, Cialis and other ED pills available in Canada than just restoring erection. A whole range of other diseases and disorders can be successfully treated with these drugs, opening new and exciting therapy possibilities. Today Canadian Health&Care Mall offers you a short overview of the use of Viagra and similar meds in the treatment of disorders and diseases other than erectile dysfunction per se.

BPH – Benign Prostate Hyperplasia

Benign prostate hyperplasia and erectile dysfunction are two completely different health issues that are normally unrelated (apart from cases when BPH actually causes ED – see below). However – and quite surprisingly – Viagra and other ED drugs can be of significant help!

BPH affects a large percentage of older men; essentially, it is a benign tumor of the prostate. Prostate is a gland that is responsible for making the urine fluid; it embraces the urethra (the urine channel). In older age, the prostate very often begins to grow and exert pressure on the urethra on all sides, making the passage of urine difficult.

Here are the main symptoms of BPH:

• Having to urinate often and urgently;
• Effort required to urinate;
• Waking  up at night to urinate.

In more complicated cases, BPH can cause infections, gallbladder stones, pain, etc. Patients with more severe BPH need surgery, but most manage to live normally taking medication. Among the common medication for BPH are alpha blockers (that help the smooth muscle of the prostate relax) and hormone blockers (that force the prostate to shrink). Interestingly, hormone blocker often cause erectile dysfunction!

How Viagra and Cialis can help – Canadian Health&Care Mall technician explains

If you follow our articles, you may already be familiar with the mechanism of action of ED drugs. They all belong to the group of so-called PDE5 inhibitors – they block an enzyme called PDE5 present in the penile tissues. An erection occurs when nitric oxide (released when a man is sexually aroused) spreads across the body and stimulates the production of a chemical known as cGMP, which relaxes the smooth muscle of the penis. This, in turn, causes increased blood flow to the penis – in fact, the blood flow needed for an erection is 6 times more than normal! However, PDE5 (phosphodiesterase-5) blocks cGMP. In men who do not suffer from ED, this is not a problem, since the quantities of PDE5 are not too high; however, in those with ED the smooth  muscle simply cannot relax enough – thus, no erection.

What does all this have to do with BPH? Well, it turns out that PDE5 is present in the smooth muscle of the prostate, too! Therefore, a drug like Cialis and Viagra can help the prostate relax and release its pressure on the urethra, making the passage of urine easier. Men with BPH who participated in clinical trials confirmed that their symptoms were significantly reduced after taking ED pills. And of course, if a man takes Viagra instead of hormonal blockers to treat his BPH, he doesn’t have to worry about erectile dysfunction anymore!

Cialis has already been approved by the FDA for use in BPH patients, and Viagra and Levitra will surely soon follow. If you have BPH and take alpha blockers or hormone blockers, you should definitely consider trying Cialis or any of the other highly efficient ED pills offered by the Canadian Health and Care Mall.

Pulmonary hypertension and Viagra

Everybody knows about arterial hypertension: 40% of the population worldwide suffer from high blood pressure. Pulmonary hypertension is much more rare but also more serious. In pulmonary hypertension (PAH), the passage of blood through the vessels in and around the lungs is reduced due to various reasons, such as constriction of lung arteries themselves, plaque damage to the blood vessels, or insufficient function of the right ventricle of the heart. The narrower the blood vessels, the harder the heart has to pump, which leads to the rise of pressure.

Here are some of the main symptoms of PAH:

• Shortness of breath: depending on the stage of the disease, a person can feel short of breath when exercising, simply walking, doing household chores, or even at rest;
• Fatigue;
• Pain in the chest;
• Irregular heartbeat;
• Swelling (edema);
• Bluish skin.

Unfortunately, PAH cannot be cured and can cause complications such as heart failure and blood clots.

How Viagra can help. As we have written above, Viagra and other PDE5 inhibitors block the enzyme PDE5, which normally breaks down another chemical called cGMP. It’s the cGMP that is responsible for relaxing the smooth muscle of blood vessels in the penis, allowing capillaries to dilate and blood to flow freely. The trick is that cGMP does that not only in the penis but all across the body – including in the lungs! Thus, a Viagra pill (or any other potent ED pill available from Canadian Health&Care Mall) helps blood vessels in the lungs to expand, which lowers the pulmonary blood pressure.

Numerous studies have already confirmed the efficiency of Viagra (sildenafil citrate) for this purpose. The main test used is the so-called 6-minute walking test, where researchers measure the distance that PAH patients walk in 6 minutes. It turns out that taking a sildenafil pill increases this distance significantly.

It is known that one of the common side effects of Viagra is its ability to reduce blood pressure: that is why it is contraindicated for people with hypertension and should be used with great caution by anyone who takes medications for high blood pressure or chest pain. However, as you can see, this potentially negative side effect turns out to be a blessing in disguise: it can help thousands of patients with pulmonary hypertension live a more active life and even exercise.

Premature ejaculation, Viagra, and Cialis

Even though erectile dysfunction may be the best-known male sexual disorder, premature ejaculation is actually more prevalent – it affects over 30% of men worldwide at some stage in their life. Premature ejaculation (PE) is defined as an inability to sustain an erection for a period of time that would be satisfactory for both partners, which causes distress of various kinds. Most men diagnosed with PE cannot last more than 1-2 minutes.

PE has very complex causes that range from a childhood or youth psychological trauma to chronic health conditions to problems in the relationship. Quite often, PE becomes a cause of prolonged stress and depression, forcing many men to give up on sex altogether. It damages the male self-image and can easily destroy a romantic relationship. Men find it distressing to talk about their PE, while women commonly feel deeply dissatisfied with their sex life.

A lot of men suffering from premature ejaculation develop erectile dysfunction, too: usually it is due to the overall lack of confidence and the stress of sexual intercourse. A man can get so worried about not being able to sustain an erection long enough that he cannot produce any erection anymore. Often, PE lasts for years.

Common treatment for PE includes drugs from the group of SSRIs – selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which belong to antidepressants. It is not quite clear why they help treat PE, but they do.

How Viagra and Cialis can help. A large body of research, together with hundreds of reports that Canadian Health and Care Mall has received from its clients, confirm that Viagra and other ED drugs help eliminate the symptoms of PE, making an erection last longer. Most probably, the cause is largely psychological: men report feeling more confident and in control of their erection, more “macho”. Many experience sexual intercourse that is 4-5 times longer than without Viagra or Cialis. What’s more, since modern potent ED pills offered by Smart Canadian Pharmacy have a very long-lasting effect (up to 9 hours for the fourth-generation versions of Viagra and up to 50-55 hours for the latest versions of Cialis), a man suffering from PE can have repeated intercourse with short recovery times and thus satisfy the partner.

Recently, even more advanced and innovative products have appeared on the market – Viagra Super Force and Cialis Super Force, which combine sildenafil and tadalafil respectively with dapoxetine – the most efficient SSRI compound used for treating ED. In this unique combination, the advantages of ED and PE drugs come together to produce long-lasting, strong, reliable erections and prolong intercourse. Some of our users reported that Viagra Super Force has helped them experience a sexual act longer than 10  minutes for the first time in years!

Altitude sickness

If you’ve never been at high altitudes (over 3000 m or 10 000 feet), you may not even know that you suffer from acute altitude sickness; however, if you go mountain-climbing and trekking lot, you must know the symptoms. A lot of people start feeling ill at much lower altitudes (from 8000 feet), and the condition can be dangerous and even fatal if left untreated.

Sometimes you hear people say that there is less oxygen in the air at high altitudes, but it’s not true: there is always 20% of oxygen in the air, wherever you are. The problem is that the higher you go, the less molecules of gases there are in a certain volume of space, meaning that the air pressure is lower. Thus, you do inhale less oxygen molecules. However, scientists think that it’s the pressure that plays the most important role in the development of altitude sickness.

Its main symptoms include:

• Shortness of breath when moving (feeling short of breath at rest signifies lung edema – a life-threatening condition);
• Nausea
• Headache
• Fatigue
• Inability to sleep
• Feeling that any physical activity requires much more effort
• Confusioin (a dangerous symptom).

In general, you are advised to ascend slowly and give yourself time to rest; if you feel reallly ill or weak, you need to temporarily descend. However, in situations when physical performance is important (cycling, skiing, trekking, climbing), you need more than rest.

How Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra can help. Research shows that low air pressure causes blood vessels to constrict, placing additional load on the heart that has to pump much harder. As we have pointed out before, Cialis and other ED pills prevent the breakdown of cGMP – a chemical that relaxes the smooth muscle of the blood vessels, dilates them, and increases blood flow. These are not just words: a study done on cyclists in the mountains showed that their times improved by as much as 40% when they took Viagra before a race! Of course, this doesn’t mean that you have to pop a Viagra pill every time you go to the mountains; however, if you feel  tired and weakened, then Cialis or Viagra can be a good solution.

Heart failure

This is still a very novel direction of research, but it does seem like Viagra could be a great and safe treatment for some heart conditions. Studies show that among men who have already had a heart attack, those who take Viagra have a 30% less risk of a second heart attack or failure. Further, according to research done by Italian scientists, Viagra (sildenafil) can prevent a condition called hypotrophy of the right ventricle.

The mechanism is somewhat similar to what we’ve seen with pulmonary hypertension. When arteries are obstructed (atherosclerosis, hypertension, etc.), the heart – especially the right ventricle – has to work much harder, which eventually leads to ventricle damage and heart failure. Sildenafil, tadalafil and avanafil help relax the blood vessels, increasing the blood flow and reducing the load on the heart. Of course, it will take much more research before Viagra can become a widely prescribed heart medication, but things are looking very promising.

As you can see, Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis have many other important uses apart from simply restoring a strong and lasting erection. We invite you to explore the Canadian Health&Care Mall catalog: you will discover many exciting offers on the most innovative, safe, and efficient ED drugs, including those of the fourth-generation series like Viagra Professional and Cialis Super Active. You will surely be impressed by our affordable prices, great discounts, and exclusive coupon deals. If you are suffering from a chronic health condition and would like to be sure that you can take Viagra – or perhaps if you’d like to share your personal story – please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Canadian Health and Care Mall customer support team: we are there for you 24/7.